High - The audio object uses a fine grained occlusion plane for a calculation.

Play Trigger Name

Name of the play event.

Serialize Play State

Defines if the play state of the entity gets saved/loaded at checkpoints.

Stop Trigger Name

Name of the stop event. If no stop event is assigned, the sound will stop playing immediately once the respective Flow Graph node input is triggered.

Trigger Areas On Move

Allows the ATS to receive updates from the Area Management System. Useful, for example, when entering an area that is linked to an environment to apply those environment values on this ATS.

Debug

Property

Description

Draw Activity Radius

None - Nothing is drawn

Play Trigger - The Activity Radius and the Fade Distance of the trigger set in Play Trigger Name are displayed in the Viewport around the ATS (Only if the trigger has an activity radius set)

Stop Trigger - The Activity Radius and the Fade Distance of the trigger set in Stop Trigger Name are displayed in the Viewport around the ATS (Only if the trigger has an activity radius set)

Draw Randomization Area

Displays a box around the area where the randomization of the ATS is applied. This area represents the value set in Play Mode → Randomization Area.

Play Mode

Property

Description

Behaviour

Single - Trigger is executed only once

Delay - Trigger is executed every X seconds (where X is a random value between MinDelay and MaxDelay)

Trigger Rate - Trigger is executed every X seconds after the previous trigger instance is done (where X is a random value between MinDelay and MaxDelay)

Max Delay

The maximum delay in seconds that it will take to execute the trigger when Behaviour is set to Delay or Trigger Rate.

Min Delay

The minimum delay in seconds that it will take to execute the trigger when Behaviour is set to Delay or Trigger Rate.

Randomization Area

The area box in meters in which the sound gets positioned randomly when Behaviour is set to Delay or Trigger Rate.

Node Input

Description

Disable

Stops the sound. If available, triggers the event set in the Stop Trigger Name property.

Enable

Starts the sound. Triggers the event set in the Play Trigger Name property.

Node Output

Description

Done

Outputs when the event started by the play trigger has finished playing.

Audio Area Entity

The Audio Area Entity is used to play ambient sounds in an area. Therefore, the entity needs to be linked to an Area Shape, Area Box, Area Sphere or Area Solid.

The Audio Area Entity is the advanced method of setting up ambient sounds in levels and requires a Flow Graph logic to play and control the Ambient sound. This opens up many possibilities and gives advanced control over the ambiance. When setting up a basic ambient sound, use the Audio Area Ambience entity which does not require any Flow Graph logic.

Examples of this setup can be found in the CRYENGINE Sandbox Editor showcase levels.

To learn how to set up ambient sounds in a level, take a look at the Audio & Ambience page.

Property

Description

Enabled

Defines if the entity is enabled (playing) or disabled (not playing).

Environment

Defines the name of the audio system environment used inside the connected shape.

Environment Distance

The distance in meters from the edge of the assigned shape where the fading of the environment begins.

Fade Distance

The distance in meters from the edge of the assigned shape where the Flow Graph node is starting to output values.

Occlusion Type

Sets the number of ray casts that are used to calculate the obstruction. Using more ray casts requires a greater performance, but it creates a more accurate result.

Ignore -The audio object does not calculate occlusion against the level geometry

Adaptive - The audio object switches between the occlusion types depending on its distance to the audio listener.

High - The audio object uses a fine grained occlusion plane for a calculation.

Trigger Areas On Move

Allows the ATS to receive updates from the Area Management System. Useful, for example, when entering an area that is linked to an environment to apply those environment values on this ATS.

Node Input

Description

Disable

Disables the entity.

Enable

Enables the entity.

Node Output

Description

Fade Value

Normalized value (0, 1) of the Fade Distance when the player approaches the shape.

On Far To Near

Player enters the fade distance.

On Inside To Near

Player leaves the shape.

On Near To Far

Player leaves the fade distance.

On Near To Inside

Player enters the shape.

Audio Area Ambience

The Audio Area Ambience is used to setup a simple ambiance in an area without having to define its functionality in Flow Graph. It is used when setting up basic Ambient shapes in levels that do not require a more complex functionality. Therefore the entity needs to be linked to an Area Shape, Area Box,Area Sphere or Area Solid.

Warning

Please check that the Area Shape, Area Box, Area Sphere, or Area Solid has no flipped faces.

If you want to create ambiences with more control in Flow Graph, use the Audio Area Entity.

To learn how to set up ambient sounds in a level then take a look at the following documentation: Ambiences.

Property

Description

Enabled

Defines if the entity is enabled (playing) or disabled (not playing).

Environment

Defines the name of the audio system environment used inside the connected shape.

Environment Distance

The distance in meters from the edge of the assigned shape where the fading of the environment begins.

Global Rtpc

Set a global RTPC that can be picked up by other sound objects.

Occlusion Type

Sets the number of ray casts that are used to calculate the obstruction. Using more ray casts requires a greater performance, but it creates a more accurate result.

Ignore -The audio object does not calculate occlusion against the level geometry

Adaptive - The audio object switches between the occlusion types depending on its distance to the audio listener.

High - The audio object uses a fine grained occlusion plane for a calculation.

Play Trigger

Name of the play event.

Rtpc

Set the RTPC that is controlling the playing sound object.

Rtpc Distance

The distance in meters from the edge of the assigned shape where the connected RTPC is starting to receive values. The values sent to the RTPC are always in a normalized range from 0 to 1.

Stop Trigger

Name of the stop event.

Trigger Areas On Move

Allows the ATS to receive updates from the Area Management System. Useful, for example, when entering an area that is linked to an environment to apply those environment values on this ATS.

Flownode Input

Description

Disable

Disables the entity.

Enable

Enables the entity.

Node Output

Description

Done

Outputs when the event started by the play trigger has finished playing.

Audio Area Random

The Audio Area Random triggers randomized one shots in a confined area. Therefore the entity needs to be linked to an Area Shape, Area Box, Area Sphere or Area Solid. The sound is randomly triggered and positioned in a radius around the listener, provided that they are inside of the connected area.

Property

Description

Enabled

Defines if the entity is enabled (playing) or disabled (not playing).

Max Delay

The maximum delay in seconds it will take to trigger the sound.

Min Delay

The minimum delay in seconds it will take to trigger the sound.

Move With Entity

When enabled, the sound will move in relation to the listener after it has spawned; otherwise it stays at its initial position.

Occlusion Type

Sets the number of ray casts that are used to calculate the obstruction. Using more ray casts requires a greater performance, but it creates a more accurate result.

Ignore -The audio object does not calculate occlusion against the level geometry.

Adaptive - The audio object switches between the occlusion types depending on its distance to the audio listener.

High - The audio object uses a fine grained occlusion plane for a calculation.

Play Trigger

Name of the Play event.

Radius Random

Defines the size of the radius in meters where sounds spawn around the listener.

Rtpc

Set the RTPC that is controlling the playing sound object.

Rtpc Distance

The distance in meters from the edge of the assigned shape where the connected RTPC is starting to receive values. The values sent to the RTPC are always in a normalized range from 0 to 1.

Stop Trigger

Name of the stop event.

Trigger Areas On Move

Allows the ATS to receive updates from the Area Management System. Useful, for example, when entering an area that is linked to an environment to apply those environment values on this ATS.

Flownode Input

Description

Disable

Disables the entity.

Enable

Enables the entity.

Audio:Preload Flow Graph Node

The Preload Flow Graph node can load and unload a preload request to optimize memory consumption.

Node Input

Description

Name

Name of the preload request that should be loaded or unloaded.

Load

Loads the preload request.

Unload

Unloads the preload request.

Node Output

Description

Loading Done

Sends a signal when the preload request is successfully loaded, or fails to load.

Info

The Preload node only lists audio system Preloads that have not been set to Auto Load in the Audio Controls Editor (ACE):

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Note

In CRYENGINE 5.6.3, this Flownode replaces the Audio:PreloadData node. The functionality of both nodes are the same, although the Audio:PreloadData node has been marked as obsolete for backwards compatibility.

Audio:Parameter Flow Graph Node

The Parameter Flow Graph node sets the value of a Game Parameter.

If an Entity is assigned to the Audio:Parameter Flow Graph node, the Parameterassigned to the Name input will only change parameters of the assigned Entity. If no Entity is assigned however, the Parameter assigned to the Name input will change the parameters of all Entities.

Node Input

Description

Name

Name of the Parameter.

Value

Sets the Parameter's value.

Info

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Wwise Specific

An Audio:Parameter that is not assigned to an Entity will set connected Game Parameter(s) on all Game Objects in Wwise.

An Audio:Parameter that is assigned to an Entity will only set the connected Game Parameter(s) on the Game Object corresponding to the assigned Entity in Wwise.

In Wwise you can monitor the RTPC changes for an Entity in the Game Object Profiler layout.

Note

In CRYENGINE 5.6, this Flownode replaces the Audio:RTPC node. The functionality of both nodes are the same, although the Audio:RTPC node has been marked as obsolete for backwards compatibility.

Audio:SwitchState Flow Graph Node

The SwitchState Flow Graph node is used to to set an audio Switch State.

Node Input

Description

Switch State

Name of the Switch State

Set

Sets the corresponding Switch to the specified Switch State.

Info

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Wwise Specific

A Switch State connected to a Wwise Switch will only set the Wwise Switch on a Game Object corresponding to the assigned Entity.

A Switch State connected to a Wwise Switch without an assigned Entity will be set on the dummy Game Object in Wwise.

A Switch State connected to a Wwise State will always set the State globally, regardless of the assigned entity.

Note

In CRYENGINE 5.6, this Flow Graph node replaces the Audio:Switch node which has been marked as obsolete for backwards compatibility.

The Audio:Switch node allowed Switches to be set to unrelated States, which caused errors. The Audio:SwitchState node overcomes this drawback, and it is hence recommended to use it for all new Flow Graph setups henceforth.

Audio:Trigger Flow Graph Node

The Trigger Flow Graph node simply triggers events.

Node Input

Description

Play Trigger

The name of the event. This doesn’t necessarily need to be a play event; any event can be triggered with this node.

Stop Trigger

The name of the event. This doesn’t necessarily need to be a stop event; any event can be triggered with this node.If no event is defined and a sound was started on the corresponding PlayTrigger, it will stop at once when the stop input is triggered.

Play

Triggers the event defined in the PlayTrigger input.

Stop

Triggers the event defined in the StopTrigger input.

Node Output

Description

Done

Activates when all of the trigger events have finished playing.

Info

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Wwise Specific

An audio system Trigger without an entity assigned will be executed on the Dummy Game Object in Wwise.An audio system Trigger with an entity assigned will be executed on the Game Object corresponding to the assigned entity.

Audio: TriggerWithCallbacks Flow Graph Node

The Audio:TriggerWithCallbacks Flow Graph node works like the Audio:Trigger node; but in addition to its main function, it also lets the user to choose whether to get callbacks from the middleware or not.

Node Input

Description

Play Trigger

The name of the event. This doesn’t necessarily need to trigger a play event; any event can be triggered with this node.

Stop Trigger

The name of the event. This doesn’t necessarily need to be a stop event; any event can be triggered with this node.If no event is defined and a sound was started on the corresponding Play Trigger, it will stop at once when the stop input is triggered.

Play

Triggers the event defined in the Play Trigger input.

Stop

Triggers the event defined in the StopTrigger input.

On Bar

If enabled, On Bar output will fire on every bar of the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input.

On Beat

If enabled, the On Beat output will fire on every beat of the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input.

On Entry

If enabled, the On Entry output will fire when the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input, reaches the entry cue.

On Exit

If enabled, the On Exit output will fire when the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input, reaches the entry cue.

On Grid

If enabled, the On Grid output will fire on every grid of the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input.

On Sync Point

If enabled, the On Sync Point output will fire on every sync point of the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input.

On User Marker

If enabled, the On User marker output will fire on every marker that the user has set manually in the middleware event(s), which is/are connected to the audio trigger specified in the Play Trigger input.

Node Output

Description

Done

Activates when all of the trigger events have finished playing.

Note

Wwise supports all callbacks in the node for music events.

With the exception of On User Marker, none of the callbacks need any additional setup from the user in Wwise.

To get the On User Marker” callback, the user has to add a custom cue to a music segment in Wwise.

FMOD Studio supports On Beat and On User Marker.

To get On Beat callbacks, the user needs to add a tempo marker in the FMOD event. From that marker on, every beat will fire a callback.

The On User Marker requires the user to add a destination marker in the FMOD event.